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Leadership & Mentorship
Professional Practice Network
This network is for landscape architects committed to fostering workplace inclusion, advancing equity, supporting mentorship, and growing as leaders within the profession.
The Leadership and Mentorship PPN focuses on the personal skills and resilience that define long-term success in the profession. This network brings together landscape architects to explore the human side of practice — from navigating career growth and building leadership capacity to fostering mentorship connections across experience levels. Through candid conversations and shared experiences, members engage with topics that span firms of all sizes, recognizing that whether you're at a boutique studio or a large multidisciplinary practice, the challenges and opportunities of professional development are universal.
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Who Should Join
- Solo practitioners and firm owners.
- Small firm leaders and emerging principals.
- Landscape architects at any stage considering starting their own practice.
- Professionals wearing multiple hats: design, business, marketing, and operations.
- Those new to the profession looking toward the next level.
Why Join
By Joining this PPN, members will gain:
- Space to build meaningful relationships that strengthen your landscape architecture practice
- A place to share experiences and to talk about the common challenges practitioners face.
- Conversations to carve out dedicated time to assess and refine your professional trajectory.
- A network where you can give and receive support throughout your landscape architecture journey.
Resources
- Introduction to Mentoring video
- Women in Design: How to Find a Network of Other Women Designers
- Lessons Learned from Mentors
A number of ASLA chapters have mentoring programs and we encourage you to contact your local chapter for information. One example: Colorado Chapter's Mentor Program
Events
Registration for PPN events is available to
Leadership & Mentorship PPN members only
Not a member yet?
Choose your PPNs using the “Click Here to Join” button. You’ll be added to the roster within 3–4 days.
Already a member?
If you are already a member of this PPN but are unable to register,
contact [email protected].
PPN Chair
Kristina Snyder, ASLA, PLA
Kristina Snyder is the owner and landscape architect at Giraffa Studio Design in Georgia. She is a licensed professional landscape architect in Georgia and a graduate of UGA's MLA program. She enjoys living and working in middle Georgia as an active volunteer in her local community for all things landscape architecture. Giraffa Studio Design's landscape architecture work focuses primarily on cooperative design guiding homeowners in accomplishing their vision through low impact achievable programming choices and the use of native plants.
What gets me excited about this PPN is being able to connect people in a way that supports their personal and professional growth. Through open dialogue and focused framing, the possibilities for our profession are truly exciting.
Kristina Snyder, PLA, ASLA
Leadership Delegates
Leadership Delegates are volunteers who help turn the Chair's vision into action by leading projects, contributing to deliverables, and driving the network's goals forward.
- Pamela Brief
- Sahar Teymouri
- Patricia Matamoros Araujo
- Steven Terusaki
Want to Join a Professional Practice Network?
Joining a PPN is a ASLA membership benefit. Members can join up to three networks without additional cost!